The "blog" for Big Brother Alex and his little sister(ETA Feb 2010)

Check here periodically for blog updates, photos and information on Alex and his little sister's progress.

Monday, March 24, 2008

Morning sickness saga continues...

Yes, it's pretty bad. I churp about every other day, especially in the mornings. What the hell?!?
Who signed me up for this anyways...? Art saw me hanging my head over the toilet today and gave me a big hug. Awwww.

Art was so thoughtful and bought me a gift certificate at a maternity boutique, and I went shopping there on Good Friday with a friend from work. HOLY COW! Those clothes were freakin' expensive! I spent $250 and only got a skirt and a pair of capris. But they are wicked cute. If I have to be fat, at least I can look cute.

Our 18-week appointment is coming up soon in April, we can find out if it's a boy or a girl but we're not going to. It's better if it's a surprise!

Monday, March 10, 2008

First Ultrasound of the Baby

We had our 13 week ultrasound today...it was amazing! "Daddy" went with me to the doctor and he kept pointing at the screen and making me laugh while the tech was trying to squish around that instrument thingee on my belly. We saw it moving around, and the heartbeat was fast (but normal). It's freaking unbelieveable.
We feel so blessed!

This is the baby's profile from the side.



This is the baby's "face". Eeek! ALIEN BABY!!
hee hee

You can see the baby's hands in this ultrasound photo ...

Sunday, March 9, 2008

Cranky, Super Cranky

Yes...that's what Art would say about me right now. It's true - I get really cranky now sometimes, without any reason. Well, it could be that I am still dealing with that chest cold thing that's been going around and I just don't feel good all the time. I dunno. But he's a good man for putting up with me. :-)

Baby news today? Hmmm...not a whole lot to say but I am looking forward to my ultrasound tomorrow.

BTW - for those of you not pregnant, they don't do ultrasounds on the belly until you're actually showing (after 16 weeks or so?) So just imagine how else they get that ultrasound done? Yeah. Not pretty.

Saturday, March 8, 2008

This is the site for the latest news and web postings for Baby Estrada - the new adventure in Art and Keri's lives. We know this is just the beginning of many new experiences for us and we're both thrilled!

As of March 8th, I am about 12 weeks pregnant. I'll begin my 13th week (2nd trimester) next week.

I've been reading WEWE (What to Expect When Expecting) and while some of the information in the book can be a little scary, it's mostly good to know info.

I should mention that at our first doctor appointment last month or so, the nurse practitioner found out Art was an Aggie. And she is a Univeristy of Texas Longhorn. So the jabs were flying during that appointment. It was quite funny. And when I went to the same doctor's office this week for a follow-up appointment, Rebecca (the nurse practitioner) made another jab at Art by writing "Hook Em Horns" on our paperwork. Too much.